YLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

YLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 YLR

m., gen. yljar, dat. yl, pl. ylir, warmth, esp. vital warmth, blood-heat; heldr verðr reykrinn af ylinum en af frostinu … heldr af yl en kulda … nokkurn yl … allan verma ok yl, Sks. 48 new Ed.; nökkurir ylir eða fógr sólskin, 44; en eigi fyrir ylja (gen. pl.) sakir, id.; svát af klæða-yl (dat.) mátti hann (king David) eigi heitr verða eðr varmr, Stj. 548; (klæð-yl, Sks. 165, v. l.); þegar í beinum ylr er, og ekki þínu dupti minnr, Sig. Breiðf.; sólar-ylr, the sun’s warmth; kærleiks ylr, the warmth of love; also, hafa góðan yl til e-s, to feel warm affection towards; or, mér er yl-gott til hans; yljar-auðæfi, abundance of warmth, Sks. 40; bjarn-ylr (q. v.), ‘bear-warmth.’

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.
dative.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Sig. Breiðf.
Sigurðr Breiðfjörð.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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